AUTOWRECK-AUTONEW

Showing: October 12 to October 24, 2010
Opening reception: Thursday, October 14 from 7:00 to 9:00pm

Art Square Gallery

334 Dundas St W, Toronto

Please note: All the images of this exhibition appear in The Galleries under the title AutoWreck-AutoNew.

AutoWreck-AutoNew is a powerful collection of images designed to tease the eye and touch the soul. To find the elements that make up these works, I carefully explored a wide range of new and abandoned cars. The camera served as my sketching tool; the mouse, as my paintbrush.

Initially, the compositions were geometric and the colours subdued. But gradually, the images emerged as spontaneous, vibrant abstracts—bursting with colour and contrast, reminiscent of Fauvism.

DISPLAY and OPENING RECEPTION

This second exhibition followed too closely after the first. It’s been an intense year—but I accomplished what I set out to do.

Thank you to all those who continuously supported me throughout the past year, to my guests at the opening, and to those who purchased my photographs. A very special thank you to Rui, who served as the official photographer for the evening.

Some quick snapshots from the photo display and the opening night:

© 2014 Gaetano Antonini